Gary McSwegan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary John McSwegan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1993 | Rangers | 18 | (4) |
| 1993–1995 | Notts County | 62 | (21) |
| 1995–1998 | Dundee United | 92 | (32) |
| 1998–2002 | Heart of Midlothian | 82 | (25) |
| 2001–2002 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Luton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Kilmarnock | 63 | (17) |
| 2004–2006 | Ross County | 34 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Inverness CT | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Clyde | 23 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
| Scotland U21 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:54, 9 May 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gary John McSwegan (born 24 September 1970) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A striker, he began his career with Rangers, leaving to join Notts County in England. He returned to Scotland and had spells with Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock. Later in his career he went on to play for Ross County, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and - finally - Clyde. He made two international appearances for Scotland whilst a Hearts player, and was also a Scotland under-21 internationalist.
Career
Domestic
McSwegan was born in Glasgow and started his career with Rangers, where he scored 5 goals in only 24 appearances during his six years at Ibrox, including a goal against Marseille in the 1992-93 Champions League; this goal was the first goal ever scored in the Champions League proper by a substitute. His first team opportunities at Rangers, however, appeared to be limited and in 1993 he joined Notts County for £400,000. Two seasons later he returned to Scotland with Dundee United for £375,000 where he remained for three seasons, scoring 42 goals.
He joined Hearts in 1998 on a free transfer where he notched up 31 goals in 98 appearances. By 2002, however, McSwegan had fallen out of favour at Hearts and subsequently had loan spells in England with Barnsley and Luton Town before joining Kilmarnock where he remained for two seasons, scoring 17 goals.
His next professional club was Ross County where he played 39 games, scoring just 1 goal against Queen of the South[1] in two injury-ravaged seasons. Despite these problems, McSwegan returned to top flight football, when signed by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2006 on a short-term deal. McSwegan left Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the end of the 2006–07 season and joined Peterhead.
McSwegan joined Clyde on 14 March 2008, after previously training with the club and appearing in reserve games.[2] He made his debut the following day, in a 1-1 draw against Stirling Albion in the Scottish First Division. He scored his first goal for the club in the final league game of the season, scoring the first in a 3-0 win over Stirling Albion.[3] He then went on to score two goals in their successful relegation play offs in ties against Alloa[4] and Airdrie.[5] In June 2008, McSwegan signed a one-year contract extension with the Broadwood side.[6] He scored three goals in his second season, with two goals against Queen's Park in the League Cup[7] and a late winner in the league against Livingston.[8] This meant that all six of his goals for Clyde came in the Broadwood Stadium. McSwegan was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with the rest of the out of contract players, due to the club's financial position.[9]
International
McSwegan won two caps for Scotland in 1999. He won his first cap on 5 October 1999, coming on as a late substitute in a EURO 2000 qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which Scotland won 1-0. His second and final cap came four days later, against Lithuania. McSwegan started the game, and scored Scotland's second goal in a 3-0 victory.
Gary also coaches young people throughout Glasgow in his role with coaching and groupwork company A&M Training.
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 1999 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | .svg.png){kind=small} Lithuania | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
Career statistics
After 25 October 2008
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Rangers | Scottish Premier Division | 18 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 | 4 | |||
| 1988–89 | ||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | ||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | ||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | ||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | ||||||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Notts County | Football League First Division | 62 | 21 | N/A | N/A | - | 62 | 21 | |||
| 1994–95 | ||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Football League Second Division | |||||||||||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Dundee United | Scottish First Division | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 17 | ||
| 1996–97 | Scottish Premier Division | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 38 | 9 | ||
| 1997–98 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 17 | ||
| 1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 8 | ||||
| 1999–00 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 37 | 15 | |||
| 2000–01 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2001–02 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Barnsley (loan) | Football League First Division | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| Luton Town (loan) | Football League Second Division | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Kilmarnock | Scottish Premier League | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2003–04 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2004–05 | Ross County | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Inverness CT | Scottish Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Clyde | Scottish First Division | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 3 | ||||
See also
- Clyde F.C. season 2007-08 | 2008–09
References
- ↑ "QoS 2-3 Ross County". BBC. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "Its Hammer Time". clydefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ↑ "Clyde 3-0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ↑ "Clyde 5-3 Alloa Athletic (6-5)". BBC. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "Clyde 2-0 Airdrie United (3-0)". BBC. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "McSwegan extends stay with Clyde". BBC Sport. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ↑ "Clyde 4-1 Queen's Park". BBC. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "Clyde 2-1 Livingston". BBC. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "Players Released". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2009.